Olisakwe Surname

217,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,888 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olisakwe Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'God agrees' in Igbo. It is derived from the Igbo words olisa, meaning 'God' and kwe, meaning 'agrees'.

Olisakwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,8641:95,0346,535
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Olisakwe (50) may also be a first name.

Olisakwe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'God agrees' in Igbo. It is derived from the Igbo words olisa, meaning 'God' and kwe, meaning 'agrees'.

- olisa

Olisakwe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Olisakwe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Olisakwe occurs most in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Olisakwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olisakwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Olisakwe is the 217,216th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 3,859,929 people. Olisakwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Olisakwe are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,412,538th most common first name at a global level It is held by 50 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,864 people, or 1 in 95,034. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Borno, where 21 percent are found, Lagos, where 14 percent are found and Abia, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Olisakwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (96%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olisakwue948/
Olisakkwe943/
Olisekwe8815/
Olisakwa882/
Olusakwe881/
Olisehkwe823/
Alisokwe751/
Alisaigwe712/
Alisegwe635/
Alisagbe631/
Elissague5923/
Ellisague591/
Eliseigwe591/
Elesegwe504/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Olisakwe
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